Updated BG Prasad socioeconomic classification, 2014: A commentary

• Main Authors: Abha Mangal (Author), Varun Kumar (Author), Sanjeet Panesar (Author), Richa Talwar (Author), Deepak Raut (Author), Saudan Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Modified BG Prasad socioeconomic scale is widely used to determine the socioeconomic status of study subjects in health studies in India. It is an income-based scale and, therefore, has to be constantly updated to take inflation and depreciation of rupee into account. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)...